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The new security trends of London’s UHNW’s – expert view
July 2019 : Spears
Crime in England and Wales* is skyrocketing, making security a bigger issue now than ever. The murder rate in England increased 39 per cent from 2015 to a decade high in 2018. In London, homicides increased by 14 per cent in 2018 alone. - Read more
How will Boris Johnson being prime minister affect the housing market?
July 2019 : The Times
We answer your questions on the outlook for prices and taxes under the new prime minister. Boris Johnson moved into 10 Downing Street this week having promised in his acceptance speech that his party would prioritise homeownership. Yesterday the new housing secretary Robert Jenrick said: “Housing delivery is one of the big priorities of this administration. We are going to be straining every sinew to increase the number of homes that are being delivered and getting more young people and families onto the housing ladder. I certainly intend to do everything I can to elevate this agenda and move it forward at pace in the weeks and months ahead.” - Read more
I Magazine Editorial Interview
June 2019 : I Magazine
I had set my sights on being a lawyer. However, whilst undergoing my law degree, I took a work experience role with a property company and rather surprised myself when I fell in love with the world of property. So after I completed my degree I embarked on a career in property, beginning on the selling side before moving across to the advisory side. - Read more
New PCL Two-Tier Market
June 2019 : Prime Resi
Hannah Aykroyd on PCL’s new two-tier market, and why buyers need to wake up. ‘Things have recently changed’ in Prime Central London, says a top buying agent. ‘It’s important for buyers to forget what they’ve read over the past two years about markets going down, down, down’ Read more - Read more
The 6 Growing Trends On London’s Super Prime Streets
June 2019 : Dealmakerz
Properties for sale over £20 million in areas such as Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Kensington, Marylebone and Belgravia but also in parts of Richmond, Hampstead and St Johns Wood, generate worldwide headlines when they are sold. - Read more
Top Tips for Negotiating in Today’s Uncertain Market
May 2019 : PCD Magazine
Hannah Aykroyd has over a decade of experience in the Prime Central London residential property market, and is the Founder and MD of buying agency Aykroyd & Co, listed among the top-ten UK buying agencies by PrimeResi. A law graduate, Hannah is known for her attention to detail and negotiation skills, with Aykroyd & Co regularly negotiating discounts of 10-25% off the listing price for their clients. - Read more
Three reasons why savvy buyers are snapping up unmodernised properties
May 2019 : Prime Resi
Buying agency boss Hannah Aykroyd explains how purchasers who have the vision and appetite can really take advantage of lower values in the PCL market. - Read more
Best Buying Agents
May 2019 : Henry Pryor
For a brief period of time your agent is going to have a forensic knowledge of your personal affairs. You will need to trust that individual with the workings of your finances and your personal arrangements and he or she in turn must trust you. - Read more
An interview with Hannah Aykroyd
April 2019 : PCD Club Magazine
We sat down for a chat with Hannah Aykroyd, founder & MD of Aykroyd & Co, to talk about Aykroyd & Co's upcoming first anniversary and how Hannah advises her prime central London residential property investors in today's uncertain market. - Read more
Future proofing London property investment – Expert View
April 2019 : Spears
Prime Central London residential property has been the best-performing asset class in the world for 25 years. Futureproofing residential property investments over the past two and a half decades hasn’t required much strategy or planning beyond buying and holding. Today’s market is different. - Read more
Living the ‘High Life’ in London
March 2019 : Mansion Global
While cities like New York and Tokyo have long been known for high-end condominium towers in the sky, London’s upper crust historically had chosen period houses and mansions. But as the changing skyline of London will attest, English natives, as well as foreign buyers, are discovering the modern joys of airtight triple glazing and fantastic views from their bathtubs. - Read more
Aykroyd & Co are ranked 7th in Britain’s Top 50 Buying Agencies
January 2019 : PrimeResi
When VanHan founders Rory Penn and Thomas van Straubenzee joined Knight Frank’s Global Wealth Advisory team in 2018, former director Hannah Aykroyd teamed up with fellow alumnus Sophie Bonsor to launch their own Mayfair-based operation. - Read more
